Our _______ protects us from the cold.
A. clothes B. cloth C. dress D. clothing
To make sure of your success in the coming speech contest, first of all you should know your___________.
A. Benefits B. Techniques C. Values D. strengths
— Could you take my place and go to meet Professor Smith from Britain?
— _______________
— He is a tall man wearing short hair.
A. Why me this time? B. Are you familiar with him? C. How can I recognize him?
D. What would you like to tell me?
The ____ at home has been depressing since they had that fight.
A. condition B. air C. surrounding D. atmosphere
Whom do you want to have the parts of car together??
A.fix B.to fix C.fixing D.fixed
There are hundreds of visitors _______ in front of the Art Gallery to have a look at Van Gogh’s paintings.
A. waited B. to wait C. waiting D. wait
Ella Fant was a middle – aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She 1 John very much. In her 2 he couldn’t do any thing wrong. Every morning she would give him breakfast in bed and bring him the papers to 3 . It isn’t really true that he was too 4 to work. In fact he had tried a few 5 . First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to 6 at least six windows. Then he 7 a bus conductor and on his second 8 a passenger stole his bag with all the fares (车费) collected. He even lost his job as a postman 9 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was 10 suitable work for him. So he 11 to join the army. Mrs Fant was so 12 about this that she told the 13 to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier.” She said. “He is going to be the best soldier there 14 was, I can tell you!”
Then the great day came 15 he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his __16__came in sight, some of the people watching 17 laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace (步) with the others as they marched along.
But Ella Fant, who was filled with 18 , shouted at the top of her voice: “Look at 19 ! They’re all out of 20 except my John! Isn’t he the best!”
1. A. depended on B. waited on C. trusted D. loved
2. A. hope B. eyes C. head D. wish
3. A. check B. read C. keep D. sign
4. A. lazy B. young C. weak D. quiet
5. A. one B. years C. weak D. jobs
6. A. make B. drop C. break D. clean
7. A. lowed B. met C. became D. found
8. A. day B. try C. route D. chance
9. A. as if B. so that C. because D. though
10. A. some B. such C. less D. no
11. A. began B. promised C. managed D. decided
12. A. excited B. worried C. disappointed D. surprised
13. A. event B. change C. news D. matter
14. A. yet B. ever C. never D. just
15. A. where B. since C. when D. till
16. A. neighbours B. army office C. mother D. fellow soldiers
17. A. couldn’t help B. shouldn’t begin C. stopped D. kept
18. A. sadness B. happiness C. surprise D. anger
19. A. them B. those C. that D. him
20. A. sight B. order C. mind D. step
When I began working ten years ago，I just earned too little to cover my living ________.
A．bills B．prices
C．change D．expense
The film had us all ________ on the edges of our seats with excitement yesterday evening.
A．sitting B．sit C．to sit D．sat
____, he had a car accident and was seriously injures.
A. Making things worse B. To make things worse
C. Making the things worst D. To make the things worse